OFM, the sound of Central South Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kagiso Shanduka Trust, thereby firmly committing itself to improving education in the Free State. 22 Jun 2015Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa, which broadcasts from South Africa's biggest agriculture show, presents South African rock band the Parlotones on tour and a chance to win R10,000 during the month of May. 13 May 2015Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa, is proud to announce that it will once again be the exclusive electronic media sponsor of the Toyota Free State Cheetahs during the ABSA Currie Cup tournament over the next three years. 30 Apr 2015Read more >>

The much anticipated new presenter line-up will commence in April on OFM, the sound of central South Africa. Yolanda Maartens will be joining André Kunz as co-host of the Breakfast Special weekdays from 6 to 9am. Presenter Cyril Viljoen will move from after midnight to take over from 12 to 3pm. Cyril is a great asset to the station and will also present the OFM Top 10 at 10 on Saturdays from 10am. Isabel Venter will host the 9am to 12pm programme. 31 Mar 2015Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa, will introduce changes to the already popular on-air presenter line-up in April with new shows, engaging innovations and a few new voices. 16 Mar 2015Read more >>

OFM senior journalist, Christal-Lize Muller, has won the prestigious national Vodacom Journalist of the Year award for her radio feature on the trials of the Korkie family. The former teacher from Bloemfontein, Pierre Korkie, was taken hostage 17 months ago in Yemen and his family has since been waiting for his release. 5 Nov 2014Read more >>

It's officially summer and OFM, the sound of your life in central South Africa, is starting the countdown to the silly season with fantastic local music, theme weekends with some of central South Africa's favourite divas, live broadcasts and a taste of Christmas. 4 Nov 2014Read more >>

Research shows that texting reduces steering control by 91%. In addition, 70% of South African drivers admit to texting while driving, even though it increases the chances of collision fourfold. 29 Sep 2014Read more >>

When conducting business with the people of central South Africa, you are likely to find that a handshake often holds just as much value as a signed and sealed contract. It is this caliber of business ethic, value and service that we are showcasing with the OFM Good Business Guide. 11 Jun 2014Read more >>

André Kunz, beloved presenter of The Breakfast Special from 06:00 to 09:00 on OFM, has been nominated as Radio Presenter of the Year in the tenth annual Huisgenoot Tempo Awards. The competition celebrates the best in Afrikaans music, movies, media and books. 8 May 2014Read more >>

The 2014 Shoprite Checkers OFM Chip 4 Charity which was held on Friday, 7 March 2014, will once again make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children living in central South Africa. 11 Mar 2014Read more >>

Central South Africa's biggest cycling event continues to be the pride of the Free State with the capital once again hosting the annual race - this time with proud new partners OFM and the Mangaung Metro Municipality. 12 Sep 2013Read more >>

Armed only with one blanket, presenters Andre Kunz and Anna Visser braved the bitterly cold weather of 0.5°C and successfully staged OFM's very first mobile radio broadcast on the back of a trailer driven around Bloemfontein. 18 Jun 2013Read more >>

The response from clients and listeners to OFM's new lineup has been overwhelmingly positive. We highly commend the afternoon drive show Siesta with Martin van der Merwe, who is fast becoming a favourite with our central South African audience. 24 Apr 2013Read more >>

Central South Africa is abuzz with exciting news that OFM will give away a sound of your summer experience in Las Vegas in partnership with Emerald Resort and Casino worth R120 000. 18 Feb 2013Read more >>

In 2010, OFM decided to make a contribution on behalf of all our clients towards a project that assists those in need. The budget we would have allocated towards buying a small gift for our clients at the end of the year, was instead used as a contribution to a children's feeding scheme, Feed My Starving Children. 10 Oct 2012Read more >>

Central South Africa is abuzz with the news that OFM, the sound of your life, will be giving one lucky listener and their partner the summer holiday of a lifetime; a summer holiday in Las Vegas. This competition is in partnership with The Citizen and Emerald Casino and resort in Vanderbijlpark. 1 Feb 2012Read more >>

MTN South Africa and OFM launched today the 11th annual MTN OFM Classic at Bloemgate shopping center in Bloemfontein. This year's week-long Classic is scheduled for the 29 October to 6 November 2011. 14 Sep 2011Read more >>

Staff at OFM, Mahareng Publishing and Red Star Talent ushered in the Rugby World Cup in style when they converged to celebrate the opening of the World Cup at the OFM offices on Nelson Mandela Road. 12 Sep 2011Read more >>

In South Africa the 7th of September signifies the annual Secretaries day. This year the Breakfast Club on OFM has decided to take a different approach to the day by supporting a more worthwhile cause by raising funds for a tracking system for a Secretary Bird (Sagitarius Serpentarius). 9 Sep 2011Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa for the past 25 years, began a three month birthday celebration in June this year. The three month celebration started with the presentation of the golf experience road show crisscrossing central South Africa and old friends and familiar voices returned to OFM for one off radio shows. 28 Jul 2011Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa for the past 25 years, began a three month birthday celebration in June 2011. The three month celebration was kicked off with the breakfast club arranging a tour for the ultimate birthday party - in Mauritius. 27 Jun 2011Read more >>

OFM, the sound of central South Africa for the past 25 years, begins a three month birthday celebration on 01 June 2011. The three month celebration includes events and radio promotions that will engage and entertain an audience who spend over twenty hours a week listening to their favourite radio station. 1 Jun 2011Read more >>

Exciting things are happening in Potchefstroom from Tuesday 10 May when Central South African radio station, OFM switches from 97.1 FM to 94.0 FM. This change in frequency will increase OFM's transmitter power for Potchefstroom and in doing so, increase their coverage area and the quality of their broadcast signal. 10 May 2011Read more >>

The eighth annual Shoprite Checkers OFM Chip for Charity took place on Friday, 11 March at the Bloemfontein Golf Club and a whopping R114 000 was raised for charity. Beneficiaries for this year's event were Child Welfare Bloemfontein & Childline Free State and the Smile Foundation. 16 Mar 2011Read more >>

Thursday morning just after the 8am news bulletin, carrying the story regarding the Steve Hofmeyr - U2 farm murder reports, OFM's breakfast presenter Tim Thabethe got a call from a farmer challenging Tim to do something about the farm murders and not just speak about it. He offered Tim R10 per kilometer if he hitchhikes to Cape Town in time for the U2 concert. 18 Feb 2011Read more >>

The Breakfast Club on OFM, in association with Pick n Pay, is joining hands in helping the Newborns Groote Schuur Trust to buy incubators for selected hospitals across central South Africa. 27 Jan 2011Read more >>

A dream came true for little EW Gordon, a grade 5 learner from the Staatspresident Swart School in Brandfort - when he invited his sister and nine of his closest friends to join him for a ride in an SANDF Oryx Helicopter on Friday morning. Their once in a lifetime experience was made possible by OFM's Breakfast Club presenter Tim Thabethe, producer Andre Kunz and Lieutenant Colonel Jaco Steinberg from Heli FS. 18 Jan 2011Read more >>

Just over a year ago, Irene Fischer or Margarine as she is fondly known in central South Africa, was the young and popular traffic presenter on the Mambo Jumbo show on OFM. One morning on her way to work a truck skipped a red light and literally drove over Irene's car - crushing her inside. It was thought that Irene will not survive the horrific accident and if she did she will be quadriplegic with severe brain damage. 22 Nov 2010Read more >>

The tenth MTN OFM Classic is set for the weekend of 5 to 7 November 2010 in Bloemfontein. Not only will organisers and cyclists celebrate ten years of cycling success in central South Africa, they will also celebrate the second year of MTN's involvement as the title sponsor of this prestigious cycling event. 1 Nov 2010Read more >>

The MTN OFM Classic is set for 07 November in Bloemfontein and celebrates the second year of MTN's involvement as the title sponsor of this cycle race. As in previous years, the MTN OFM Classic will be a 97km timed stage race, with a supporting 39km untimed fun ride. The MTN OFM Classic is a recognised seeding event for the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour 2011. Online entries for the MTN OFM Classic are open at mtncycling.co.za and will close on 25 October 2010. 22 Sep 2010Read more >>

OFM's afternoon drive time presenter, Rian van Heerden, and his Mambo Jumbo team made the dreams of a travelling journalism student from Germany come true, when they got him tickets to the sold-out 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa game, Germany and England in Bloemfontein. 30 Jun 2010Read more >>

While the rest of South Africa is counting down the hours to the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup; central South African radio station, OFM is putting the final touches to their very own soccer headquarters at the Loch Logan Waterfront in Bloemfontein. 14 Jun 2010Read more >>

On Monday, 12 April, OFM introduced its new line-up for 2010 with the all-new Breakfast Club with Tim Thabethe and his team. After six years of doing mid-morning and afternoon shows on OFM, Tim will take over the reigns of the OFM breakfast show from seasoned professionals Christie Hansen and Pieter Möller. 12 Apr 2010Read more >>

It's not every day that a helicopter drops you off at school in front of all your teachers and friends. That's exactly what happened to young Charné Viljoen when radio station OFM in association with Westline Aviation dropped her off at school in a helicopter! 19 Jan 2010Read more >>

Jay Thomson from team MTN Energade is the winner of the ninth MTN OFM Classic which took place on Sunday, 1 November 2009 in Bloemfontein. Thomson won the 97km road race with a winnig time of 2:10:16. Young Tyler Day was in second place and Argus 2009 winner, Arran Brown from team Medscheme came in third over the finish. 2 Nov 2009Read more >>

The creative production team of central South African radio station, OFM, won the Best In-House Radio Promo award for their OFM Facebook promotions. The team won the honour at the annual South African Excellence in Radio Awards on Friday, 16 October. The awards were judged by a panel of both local and international judges. 20 Oct 2009Read more >>

Central South African radio station, OFM, will be conducting a regional search for new on-air talent during their On-Air 2009 auditions. If the judges like what they hear, one lucky entrant could win a contract to be part of the OFM team. 13 Aug 2009Read more >>

Last week more than R250 000 was made available for food parcels in Welkom and Orkney. On Tuesday, 16 June, 1 950 parcels were distributed to registered employees and their families of Pamodzi Welkom while a further 930 parcels were handed out in Klerksdorp on Friday, 19 June to employees of Pamodzi Orkney. 30 Jun 2009Read more >>